Sting Has A Long Shopping List For Misl Draft

June 19, 1985|By John Leptich.

It is doubtful that Wednesday`s Major Indoor Soccer League draft will be a breeze for the Sting. Soccer`s lottery doesn`t include talent that can make a team rich, unlike the National Football League or National Basketball Association player pools.

Remember 1976, when the Sting drafted Playboy Playmate Marilyn Lange in the fourth round? Not a typical selection, but she probably could have fared better than many of the Sting`s picks.

Selecting 10th among 13 teams in each of four rounds, the Sting will find pickings slim. Assistant coach Mike Grbic has a list of about a dozen players he considers bona fide prospects.

Tops on Grbic`s list are midfielder Aidan McCluskey of Farleigh Dickinson and Rutgers defender Dave Masur. The Sting list also includes Indiana forwards Iker Zubizerreta and Paul DiBernardo, and Indiana midfielders Mike Hylla and Keith Meyer. Top forwards include Tim Daniels of Wheaton College, Sam Okpodu of North Carolina State and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay`s Greg Santaga. Other midfield prospects include Wheaton College`s Andrew Taylor, with Penn State goalkeeper Greg Kenney also high on the Sting list.